DHAKA: An FBI employee with top secret security clearance has pleaded guilty to acting as an ‘agent of the Chinese government’.

Kun Shan Chun, a naturalized US citizen born in China and known as Joey, confesses in court to sending sensitive information to a Chinese official.

US Attorney Preet Bharara said that he had threatened the country’s security through a ‘duplicitous’ betrayal, BBC reports on Tuesday (AUG 2).

Chun ‘deeply regrets’ what he did and loves the US, his lawyer said.

While he could face a sentence of up 10 years in prison, the government and defense agreed a sentence of between 21 and 27 months ‘would be appropriate’, the New York Times reports, citing the plea agreement.

The Chinese embassy in Washington is yet to comment.

BDST: 2033 HRS, AUG 02, 2016
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